|
|-
! Format || Full name || Owner || based on || [[File extension]] || [[MIME]] type || Application || Patented
|-
! Abc
| Advanced Bitonal Compression
| LEAD Technologies
|
| .abc
|
| Bitonal document and check images.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leadtools.com/sdk/compression/abc|title=ABC Image Compression SDK Technology - LEADTOOLS|website=www.leadtools.com}}</ref>
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! ADRG
| ARC Digitized Raster Graphics
|
|
| .adrg
|
|
|
|-
! AdobeResource
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
| TIFF?
|
|
|
|
|-
! ADRI
| ARC Digitized Raster Images
|
|
| .adri
|
|
|
|-
!AF Design
|Affinity Designer
|[[Serif Europe]]
|
|.afdesign
|
|Vector graphics document for [[Affinity Designer]]. Can also be opened by [[Affinity Photo]].
|
|-
!AF Photo
|Affinity Photo
|[[Serif Europe]]
|
|.afphoto
|
|Raster graphics document for [[Affinity Photo]]. Can also be opened by [[Affinity Designer]].
|
|-
! [[Adobe Illustrator Artwork|AI]]
| style="max-width:100px;" | Adobe Illustrator files are editable using programs that support the format, such as Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDRAW, etc.
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! Alias Pix image
|
|
|
| .pix, .matte, .mask,<br />.alpha, .als
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! AMI
|
|
|
| .ami
|
| Supported by Amica Paint
|
|-
! [[ANI (file format)|ANI]]
|
| Used by [[macOS]]
|
|-
! APX
|
|
|
| .apx
|
| Supported by Ebuyer Photo Paint
|
|-
|
|
|
|-
! ART
| PFS: 1st Publisher clip art
|
|
| .art
|
|
|
|-
! ARTB
| Artboard file format
| Mapdiva, LLC
|
| .artb
|
| style="max-width:100px;" | Vector image format; Artboard drawing files are editable using programs that support the format, such as Artboard and Ortelius
|
|-
| text/vnd.ascii-art
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! Authorware map
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
|
| .aam
| application/x-authorware-map
|
|
|-
! Authorware seg
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
|
| .aas
| application/x-authorware-seg
|
|
|-
! Authorware bin
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
|
| .aab, .x32, .u32,<br />.vox
| application/x-authorware-bin
|
|
|-
| [[GIMP]], [[Google Chrome]], [[Mozilla Firefox]], [[WebKit]]
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! AWD
|
|
|
| .awd
| image/awd
| Used by PhotoPhilia
|
|-
! [[Raw image format|BAY]]
| .bay
|
|
|
|-
! BigTIFF
|
|
| TIFF
| .btf, .tiff, .tif
| image/tiff
|
|
| Used by many 2D applications.
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! bmp compressor
| Bit Map Compressor
|
|
| .hpc
|
|
|
|-
! BLEND
| resource archive (3D meshes, textures, auxiliary data)
|
|
| .blend
|
| native data package format of [[Blender (software)|Blender]]
|
|-
! [[Better Portable Graphics|BPG]]
| Suggestion to replace [[JPEG]], [[JavaScript]] decoder available<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bellard.org/bpg/|title=BPG Image format|website=bellard.org}}</ref>
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! BRK
| Brooktrout Fax
|
|
| .brk
|
|
|
|-
! [[BSAVE (graphics image format)|BSAVE]]
| Used by [[IBM PC]].
|
|-
! CAM
| Casio CAM
| [[Casio]]
| JPEG
| .cam
|
|
|
|-
! CADRG
| Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics
|
|
| .cadrg
|
|
|
|-
! [[CALS Raster file format|CAL]]
|
|
|-
! Capture One RAW
|
| [[Phase One (company)|Phase One]]
|
| .cap
|
|
|
|-
! [[Camera Image File Format|CIFF]]
|
|
|-
! CD5
| [[Chasys Draw IES|Chasys Draw]] Image
| John Paul Chacha
|
| .cd5
|
| style="max-width:100px;" | CD5 is Chasys Draw IES's native image file format, which supports all the features provided by the suite. It is a binary tag-based container format for images and animations. Image data in CD5 files is losslessly compressed using a highly optimized adaptive proprietary multi-pass algorithm called ACSC.
|
|-
! [[CorelDRAW|CDR]]
|
|
|-
! Corel Paint Shop Pro Pattern
|
|
|
| .pat
|
| Supported by Corel Paint Shop Pro
|
|-
! [[Cartesian Perceptual Compression|CPC]]
| Highly compressed raster imaging format.
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! CPKT
| APP5-CPKT Format
|
| JPEG
| .jpg, .jpe, .jpeg
| image/jpeg
| Used by PROSERPINE.
|
|-
! CPT
| Corel Photo-Paint Image
|
|
| .cpt
|
| Variant of TIFF up to and including version 6.0; proprietary as of 7.0 (1997)
|
|-
! Crack Art
|
| Detlef Röttger & Jan Borchers
|
| .ca1, .ca2, .ca3
|
| An application on [[Atari ST]]
|
|-
! CUT
|
|
|
| .cut
|
| Used by DSHELL.
|
|-
! CMYK
|
|
|
| .cmyk
|
|
|
|-
! CMYKA
|
|
|
| .cmyka
|
|
|
|-
! [[Raw image format|DCS]]
|
|
|
|-
! Degas
| Design & Entertainment Graphic Arts System
| Integral Solutions
|
| .pi1, .pi2, .pi3,<br />.pc1, .pc2, .pc3
|
| An application on [[Atari ST]]
|
|-
| style="max-width:100px;" | A [[raw image format]] suitable as an archival format and as the native raw format of digital cameras<ref name="DNGintromanufacturers">Adobe: [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/pdfs/DNG_primer_manufacturers.pdf Introducing the Digital Negative Specification: Information for manufacturers]</ref>
| style="max-width:100px;" | No: no known intellectual property encumbrances or license requirements<ref name="CinemaDNGnoencumbrance">Adobe Labs: [http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/cinemadng/ CinemaDNG] (last bullet point)</ref>
|-
! DIA
| Dia Drawing
|
| XML
| .dia
|
| Used by [[Dia (software)|Dia]]
|
|-
! [[DICOM]]
|
|
|-
! Doodle
|
|
|
| .doo
|
| An application on [[Atari ST]]
|
|-
! [[Digital Picture Exchange|DPX]]
|
| .drf
|
|
|
|-
! Dr. Halo
|
|
|
| .cut
|
|
| style="max-width:100px;" | Wavelet image format used primarily with geo-referenced aerial and satellite imagery
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! EDG
| EDGE2 Original Format
| TAKABO
|
| .edg
|
| Used by EDGE2
|
|-
! EGI
| Exclusive Graphics Format
|
|
| .egi
|
|
|
|-
! [[Enhanced Metafile|EMF]]
| TIFF
| .erf
|
|
|
|-
! ERI
| Entis Rasterized Image format
|
|
| .eri
|
|
| Used in film effects for 3d rendering and hdr images.
| {{dunno}}
|-
! Farbfeld
|
| Laslo Hunhold
|
| .ff
|
| Very simple lossless bitmap format used for image processing.
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! FIF
| Fractal Image Format
|
|
| .fif
|
|
|
|-
! FIG
| FIG format
|
|
| .fig
| application/x-xfig
| Supported by [[Xfig]]
|
|-
! [[FITS]]
| Scientific (esp. astronomical) data acquisition
|
|-
! FLA
| Flash Source File
|
|
| .fla
|
|
|
|-
! [[FLIC (file format)|FLIC]]
| style="max-width:100px;" | General-purpose lossless image compression, superior compression.
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! FLW
| Kivio Document
|
|
| .flw
|
| Supported by [[Kivio]]
|
|-
! [[FlashPix|FPX]]
|
|
|-
! FreeHand
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
|
| .fh4, .fh5, .fh7,<br />.fh8, .fhc, .fh
| image/x-freehand
|
|
|-
! FutureSplash
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
|
| .spl
| application/futuresplash
|
|
|-
! FXT
|
| [[3DFX]]
|
| .fxt
|
|
|
|-
! GEGL composition
|
|
| [[XML]]
| .xml
| application/xml
| Used by [[GEGL]]
|
|-
![[Gerber Format]]
| Supported by most web browsers. Supports transparency and animation.
| Expired
|-
! GIMP brush
|
| The GIMP Team
|
| .gbr
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! GIMP compressed XJT image
|
| The GIMP Team
| JPEG, tar
| .xjt,<br />.xjtgz (compressed),<br />.xjtbz2 (compressed)
| None.<br>lossy format, not<br>suitable for editing
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! GIH
| Gimp image hose
| The GIMP Team
|
| .gih
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! GIMP patterns
|
| The GIMP Team
|
| .pat
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! GRA
|
|
|
| .gra
|
| Used by QSV and QLD.
|
|-
! G3 Fax
|
|
|
| .g3
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! Hasselblad 3FR RAW
|
|
| TIFF
| .3fr
|
|
|
|-
! Hasselblad/Imacon FFF
|
|
|
| .fff
|
|
|
|-
! [[HEIF]]
| image/tiff
|
|
|-
! HG
| Hyper Graphic Press
|
|
| .hg
|
| Supported by some old Japanese applications.
|
|-
|
|
|
|-
! IIQ RAW
| Intelligent Image Quality RAW
| [[Phase One (company)|Phase One]]
|
| .iiq
|
|
|
|-
! IMA
| .ima
| .ima team
|
| .ima
|
| style="max-width:100px;" | Format for [[photograph]]ic images with [[High dynamic range imaging|HDR]] encoding.
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! IMG (GEM Paint)
|
|
|
| .img
|
| Supported by GEM Paint
|
|-
! IMG (ERDAS IMAGINE)
| ERDAS IMAGINE
| ERDAS
| Hierarchical File<br>Architecture<br>(HFA)
| .img
|
| style="max-width:100px;" | Image format used primarily with geo-referenced imagery, thematic grid data, and elevation grid data.
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! im4
|
| Masahide Hirabayashi
|
| .im4
|
|
|
|-
! Inkscape SVG
|
| The Inkscape Team
| SVG
| .svg, .svgz
| image/svg+xml
| Used by [[Inkscape]]
|
|-
| [[Planar (computer graphics)|Planar]] graphics format designed for [[Amiga]] graphics hardware.
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! IPTC/NAA
| IPTC/NAA
|
| [[Tagged Image File Format|TIFF]]
|
|
|
|
|-
! [[JBIG]]
| style="max-width:100px;" | TIFF-like container format with [[High dynamic range imaging|HDR]] encoding for photographic images
| Yes (royalty-free)
|-
! J6I
|
| [[RICOH]]
| JPEG
| .j6i
|
| Used by RICOH DC-1/2
|
|-
! [[Raw image format|KDC]]
| TIFF
| .kdc
|
|
|
|-
! KOA
|
|
|
| .koa,<br />.gg (compressed)
|
| Supported by Koala Paint
|
|-
! KIFF
| Kt Interchange File Format
|
|
| .kif, .kiff
|
|
|
|-
! KISS CEL
|
|
|
| .cel
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! Kodak TIFF extensions
|
| [[Kodak]]
| TIFF
| .tif
|
|
|
|-
! Kodak YCC
|
| [[Kodak]]
|
| .pcd
|
|
|
|-
! KQP
|
| [[Minolta]]
| JPEG
| .kqp
|
|
| TIFF
| .k25
|
|
|
|-
! Leaf Mosaic RAW
|
|
| TIFF
| .mos
|
|
|
|-
! LightStream Picture
|
|
|
| .lsp
|
|
|
| Supported by [[Libtiff]]
|
|-
! Mac Paint
|
|
|
| .pnt, .mac
|
|
|
|-
! MDC
| Minolta RD175 Format
| [[Minolta]]
|
| .mdc
|
|
|
|-
! MET
| OS/2 Metafile Format
|
|
| .met
|
| Supported by SAS/GRAPH
|
|-
|
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! MO:DCA
| MO:DCA
| [[IBM]]
|
| .mda, .ica, .mmr,<br />.afp
| image
| IBM's Content Manager and Image Plus
| {{No|Yes}}
|-
! MSP
| Microsoft Paint
| [[Microsoft]]
|
| .msp
|
|
|
|-
! MYD
| Myd format
|
|
| .myd
|
|
|
|-
! MYV
| Myv vector format
|
|
| .myv
|
|
|
|-
! [[Raw image format|NEF]]
| TIFF
| .nef
|
|
|
|-
! MEF
| Mamiya RAW
| [[Mamiya]]
| TIFF
| .mef
|
|
|
|-
! Neochrome
|
| Dave Staugas
|
| .neo
|
| An application on [[Atari ST]]
|
|-
! MAG
| MAKIchan Graphic loader
| Woody-Rinn
|
| .mag
|
| Used by many old Japanese applications.
|
|-
! MAKI
| MAKIchan net format
| Woody-Rinn
|
| .mki
|
|
|
| .miff
|
| Supported by [[ImageMagick]]
|
|-
! MSA
| Misachan File
| Hirohumi Iguchi
|
| .msa
|
| Supported by old Japanese applications
|
|-
! MSL
| Magick Scripting Language
| ImageMagick Studio
|
| .msl
|
| Supported by [[ImageMagick]]
|
|-
! MVG
| Magick Vector Graphics
| ImageMagick Studio
|
| .mvg
|
| Supported by [[ImageMagick]]
|
|-
! MPC
| Magick Persistent Cache image file format
| ImageMagick Studio
|
| .mpc
|
| Supported by [[ImageMagick]]
|
|
|-
! NSK-TIFF
| NSK-TIFF
| [[Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association|Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (日本新聞協会)]]
| [[Tagged Image File Format|TIFF]]
|
|
|
|
|-
! OAZ
| OAZ Fax
| Oaz Communications
|
| .oaz
|
| Used by NetFax Manager
|
|-
! ODG
| OpenDocument drawing
|
|
| .odg
|
| Supported by [[Collabora Online|Collabora Online Draw]], [[LibreOffice Draw]]
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! ORA
| OpenRaster
| freedesktop.org
| OpenDocument<br>XML
| .ora
|
| DrawPile, [[GIMP]], [[Krita]], MyPaint, Nathive, [[Pinta (software)|Pinta]]
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! [[Raw image format|ORF]]
|
|
|-
! ORTL
| Ortelius file format
| Mapdiva, LLC
|
| .ortl
|
| Vector image/map format; used by Ortelius
|
|-
! [[PAM graphics format|PAM]]
|
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! Panasonic RAW
|
| [[Panasonic]]
| TIFF
| .raw, .rw2
|
|
|
|-
! PCIF
| Polyomino Compressed Image Format
|
|
| .pcf
|
|
|
|-
! PhaseOne P25/P30/P45 RAW
|
| [[Phase One (company)|Phase One]]
|
| .tif, .tiff
|
|
|
|-
! PictureGear Pocket Image
|
|
|
| .prc
|
|
|
|-
! [[Netpbm format|PBM]]
|
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! PCD
| Kodak ImagePac Photo CD
| [[Kodak]]
|
| .pcd
| image/jpcd
|
|
|-
! PCF
| Pixel Coordination Format
|
|
| .pcf
| image/pcf
|
|
|-
! [[PCX]]
| application/pdf
|
|
|-
! PDN
| [[Paint.NET]] Image
| dotPDN LLC
|
| .pdn
|
| Preferred and supported by [[Paint.NET]]
|
|-
|
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! Photochrome
|
|
|
| .pcs
|
|
|
|-
! [[Netpbm format|PNM]]
|
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! PTX
| Pentax RAW Bitmap Graphic
| [[Pentax]]
|
| .ptx
|
|
|
|-
! Pi
|
| Yanagisawa
|
| .pi
|
| Used by some old Japanese applications.
|
|-
! PIC
| Yanagisawa PIC
| Yanagisawa
|
| .pic
|
| Used by many old Japanese applications.
|
|-
! PIC
| DoGA PIC
| Project Team DoGA
|
| .pic
|
| Used by DoGA CGA System.
|
|-
! [[PICT]]
| Supported by [[PCPaint]]
|
|-
! PIC2
|
| Yanagisawa
|
| .p2
|
| Supported by some old Japanese applications.
|
|-
! PLD
| PhotoLine Document
| Computerinsel GmbH
|
| .pld
| application/pld
| Native format of the PhotoLine image editing program.
| {{dunno}}
|-
! PMP
|
| [[Sony]]
| JPEG
| .pmp
|
| Used by Sony Cyber-Shot
|
|-
! [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]
| Supported by [[Paint Shop Pro]], [[GIMP]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
! PSX TIM
|
|
|
| .tim
|
|
|
|-
! PSX TIM2
| Sony PlayStation Tim2
| [[Sony]]
|
| .tm2, .str
|
| Used by PlayStation 2
|
|-
! PXA
|
|
|
| .pxa
|
| Used by [[Pixia]]
|
|-
! [[QOI (image format)|QOI]]
|
| {{Yes|No}}
|-
! QuickTime Image
|
| [[Apple Inc.]]
|
| .qtif, .qti, .qif
|
|
|
|-
! Q0
|
|
|
| .q0
|
|
|
|-
! Q4
| XLD4
| MAJYO
|
| .q4
|
|
|
|-
! [[Radiance (software)#Scene description format|RAD]]
|
| .raf
|
|
|
|-
! RGB
| image/colourmap data in RGB format
|
|
| .rgb
|
|
|
|-
! RGBA
| style="max-width:100px;" | image/colourmap data in RGB format, with Alpha channel
|
|
| .rgba
|
|
| image/vnd.radiance
| [[Radiance (software)|Radiance]], most HDR imaging software
|
|-
! RHIF
| Rhapsoft Image Format
| Romain Piveteau
| SQLite
| .rhif
|
| [[LiveQuarz]] file format
|
|-
! R3D
| RED REDCODE RAW
| [[RED Digital Camera Company|Red]]
|
| .r3d
|
|
|
|-
! SAI
|
| SYSTEMAX
|
| .sai
|
| Supported by [[SAI (software)|PaintTool SAI]]
|
|-
! SCT
| [[Scitex Continuous Tone]] Picture
|
|
| .sct
|
|
|
|-
! SDA
|
| [[Sun Microsystems]]
|
| .sda
|
| Supported by [[StarOffice]] Draw 3–5
|
|-
! SDD
|
| [[Sun Microsystems]]
|
| .sdd
|
| Supported by [[StarOffice]] Draw 3–5
|
|-
! SFW
| Seattle File Works image
| Seattle File Works
| JPEG (JFIF)
| .sfw, .pwp
|
| JPEG-converters sfwjpg and pwpjpg for [https://web.archive.org/web/20100529022333/http://www.lipman.org/software/sfw/ Unix/Linux] and [http://www.joenord.com/apps/sfwjpg/ Windows]
|
|-
! SGB
|
| [[Sun Microsystems]]
|
| .sgb
|
| Supported by StarOffice Graphics 2
|
|-
|
|
|-
! Shockwave Director
|
| [[Adobe Systems]]
|
| .dir, .dcr, .dxr, .fgd
| application/x-director
| Used by [[Adobe Shockwave]].
|
|-
! SHAPE
| Dia Stencil
|
| SVG
| .shape
|
| Used by [[Dia (software)|Dia]].
|
|-
! SK
|
|
|
| .sk
|
| Supported by [[Skencil]]
|
|-
! SketchUp Format
|
|
|
| .skp, .skb
|
| Supported by [[SketchUp]]
|
|-
! SML
| Kivio stencil
|
|
| .sml
|
| Supported by [[Kivio]]
|
|-
! [[Raw image format|SRF]]
|
|
|
|-
! SUN
| Sun rasterfile
| [[Sun Microsystems]]
|
| .sun, .ras, .rs, .im1,<br />.im8, .im24, .im32
|
| Supported by [[GIMP]]
|
|-
! STX
| SBIG CCD camera ST-x
|
|
| .stx, .st4, .st5,<br />.st6, .st7, .st8,<br />.st9
|
|
|
|-
! SView5 Graphics
|
| Andreas Kleinert
|
| .svg/.sgx
|
| Used by SView5-Library/SDK
|
|-
| Supported by many web browsers via plug-in.
|
|-
! SXD
| [[OpenOffice.org]] 1.0 drawing format
|
|
| .sxd
|
|
|
|-
! [[Truevision TGA|TGA]]
|
|
|
|-
! TIFF-FX
| Tag Image File Format Fax eXtended
|
| [[Tagged Image File Format|TIFF]]
| .tiff, .tif
| image/tiff-fx
|
|
|-
! Tiny Stuff
|
| David Mumper
|
| .tny, .tn1, .tn2, .tn3,<br />.tn4, .tn5, tn6
|
| An application on [[Atari ST]]
|
|-
! TLG5
|
|
|
| .tlg
|
| Used by [[KiriKiri]]
|
|-
! TLG6
|
|
|
| .tlg
|
| Used by [[KiriKiri]]
|
|-
| Provides an alternative to JPEG, PNG and GIF with superior compression
| Yes (royalty-free)
|-
! WinFax
|
| [[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]]
|
| .wfx, fxs, fxo
|
|
|
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! [[Windows Metafile|WMF]]
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! WordPerfect Graphics File
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| .wpg
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! [[XAML]]
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! XWD
| xwud X11 window dumper/undumper screenshot image
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| .xwd, .x11
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| Used by [[X Window System]]
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! XYZ
| [[RPG Maker]] image file
| [[ASCII (company)|ASCII]]
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| .xyz
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| [[RPG Maker]]
| {{Yes|No}} <!--zlib-based simple format-->
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! YCbCr
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| .ycbcr
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! YCbCrA
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| .ycbcra
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! YUV
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| .yuv
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! ZDT
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| .zdt
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| Used by TECH Win
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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! Farbfeld
| None
| {{partial|Raster}}
| 64 (16-bits-per-channel)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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! [[Free Lossless Image Format|FLIF]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
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! IMA
| Lossy and lossless original mutiresolution analysis transformation
| {{partial|Raster}}
| [[8-bit computing|8-bit]], [[16-bit computing|16-bit]] [[integer]], [[32-bit computing|32-bit]] [[floating-point]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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! [[JPEG]]
| {{no}}?
| {{no}}
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! PLD
| Optional ZIP, JPEG
| {{yes|Both}}
| 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 64
| {{unk}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{unk}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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! [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]]
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